Thompson was an uncertainty during last year's draft. He was still rather new to baseball. Despite this, his tools and ceiling ranked with the best of the prep prospects. He might have flown under the radar due to his unimpressive high school stats and rawness. The quickness of Trayce's adjustments has been remarkable. He arrived this year with a better approach at the plate, and has been using a much shorter and smoother swing. It's evident from the two home runs in in the previous 3 games that these changes are paying off, and Thompson has considerable explosive potential.

I listened to Game 2 while doing some chores. Announcers said Thompson looked like "a natural" at the plate. Only time they got him out was a fly ball to the warning track. If he can keep the strike outs relatively under control, he'll be our best teenage prospect since -- have we ever had a teenage prospect? Harold Baines, I guess.

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